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94. Nettapus auritus (Bodd.). 

 c? . Tangani, 19. 8. 85. 



6 . Jipi, 16. 9. 85. 



Irides brown ; bill yellow, tip black. I always came across 

 these birds in small family parties of from six to eight in 

 number, but I never succeeded in bagging an adult female. 



95. Dendrocygna viditata (Linn.). 

 2 . Tangani, 18. 8. 85. 



Very common at both Tangani and Jipi in large flocks. 

 On September 17 1 killed 18 of these Ducks at one discharge 

 of a 10-bore gun, as they sat huddled together on a small 

 promontory in the lagoon at Jipi. 



96. PcECILONETTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA (Gm.). 



(S . Tangani, 20. 8. 85. 



I shot only a few specimens of this Duck. 



97. PODICEPS CAPENSIS (Bp.). 



Common on the lagoons at Jipi. I found several nests 

 with eggs in September. 



98. Phalocrocorax africanus (Gm.). 

 (^ . Mashundwani, 9. 9. 85. 



This bird was also very common at Jipi. 



99. Plotus levaillanti, Licht. 

 c?. Tangani, 28. 8. 85. 



Irides yellowish brown. Stomach contained eight small 

 fishes, of the size and shape of small Crucian carp. 

 The Darter was common at Jipi. 



XXVII. — On the Birds of the Snares Islands, New Zealand. 

 By Dr. O. Finsch, Ph.D., H.M.B.O.U., &c. 



Through the kindness of Herr A. Heischek, an Austrian 

 taxidermist, well known for the last twelve years in New 

 Zealand as a zealous naturalist, I have received specimens of 

 two birds obtained by him on the Snares Islands during a 

 trip on board the Government steamer ' Stella.' As I believe 



